USA Track & Field National News

Chelsea Reilly lined up next to Olympians and national champions at the starting line of the USA 10 km Championships. Fresh out of her collegiate career at UC Berkley, Reilly had every right to be nervous: she had never raced a 10 km, it was the longest race of her life and it was her first USA Championship. But the nerves didn’t show.

INDIANAPOLIS - Dathan Ritzenhein (Portland, Ore.) has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after he ran 2:07:47 Sunday at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon to become the third fastest American of all time.

INDIANAPOLIS - Dathan Ritzenhein (Portland, Ore.) has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after he ran 2:07:47 Sunday at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon to become the third fastest American of all time.

INDIANAPOLIS - In her first year as a professional, Chelsea Reilly (Oakland, Calif.) won her first U.S. Championship as she claimed the women’s 10 km title at the Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women on Monday.

INDIANAPOLIS - In her first year as a professional, Chelsea Reilly (Oakland, Calif.) won her first U.S. Championship as she claimed the women’s 10 km title at the Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women on Monday.

Facing chilly early morning temperatures in Minneapolis, Minn., Janet Cherobon-Bawcom and Mohamed Trafeh each defended their titles in the USA 10 Mile Championships Sunday, which was run as part of the TC Medtronic 10 Mile.

Facing chilly early morning temperatures in Minneapolis, Minn., Janet Cherobon-Bawcom and Mohamed Trafeh each defended their titles in the USA 10 Mile Championships Sunday, which was run as part of the TC Medtronic 10 Mile.